When you submit your resignation, it's tradition to reply, isn't it? (Needless to say, I'm grateful for the confirmation of my decision.)

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we're DONE.

It is a disquieting feeling to discover that an entire group of people that I thought were friends have been lambasting and criticizing me behind my back based on assumptions and miscommunications without ever once talking to me directly about their concerns (and I would have gladly discussed them with them if they had). I do not care for this feeling, so now I feel a need to make some changes, and soon.

(To those who have the bones to talk to me like a person, I salute you and you have my respect - thank you.)

Wow, nothing like being ignored while trying to Skype into a meeting. I'll try to give the benefit of the doubt that it's a technical thing (after multiple tries with no reply), but I better get a phone call soon...

So it's been a while since I posted a detailed update, so here's a quick and dirty:

April 12-15 - Moved from Lusby back to Lexington Park, from a basement apartment to sharing a house with a local friend. The cats approve of him, so I think we're good.

April 19 - The college where I work had their first Lavender Graduation. It was adorbz.

April 20 - Attended my first Spinners game, the Philadelphia ultimate disc (frisbee) team that my two oldest nephews play for. It was the season opener in Silver Spring, so I drove up to hang out with my sister and my niece. They were surprised to see me, and they won, so w00t for them.

April 21 - Mom's 76th birthday. Thankfully I remembered to send flowers.

April 26 - Went to the DC Eagle for Kyan's birthday. T'was amusing to meet his Facebook friends and watch him pound shots of Tequila. Got a hotel for the night, but alas was stood up by a local prospect, who is now relegated to the trash heap. C'est l'amour.

April 27 - While waiting for my Cube to be serviced at the dealership, got an unexpected call from my friend Huey. Seems his sister was making him drive her from NYC to DC to pick up her new car, so he decided to make a day of it. I picked him up, we got something to eat, then went to the AFW pot luck, and then met up with some of my queer co-workers at Secrets (it was Leonard's first time in DC and Clint's first time at Secrets, so we had a lot of fun). Drove back to the house to crash.

April 28 - Drove Huey back to the Metro station to get his car, and he headed home and I ran some errands.

May 1 - Dinner out with the local old queers group. Bad food, but great company.

This weekend - Looks like Gaylaxicon in Atlanta isn't going to happen (I was holding out hope), so instead I may do some gaming tonight, and then tomorrow I may go up to DC for the first Gay Day at the Zoo, but will definitely go up to Baltimore to meet up with Joe and Will for the Games Club of Maryland Game Days they're coming down for, and play a few games and have dinner and hang out for a bit.

Coming up I've got an ifCon meeting next Saturday, then going to Frederick for a birthday party Saturday and Philly for my sister's 50th on Sunday the following weekend, and then probably have people over Memorial Day weekend. I'm also trying to find time to get up to Cooper's Lake to get my tent roof out of storage since it needs to be repaired.

So, yeah. Life is life. :)

Interesting weekend:

Friday - Had some trouble getting home in the snow (should have left work earlier but didn't realize it had come down as hard as it did so quickly), but was amused watching others who clearly had no idea how to drive in bad weather (although being stuck at the bottom of the hill watching them keep sliding back down, the amusement didn't last for long). Got an unexpected phone call later Friday night from a visiting friend (WB), but the snow had stopped and the roads had been plowed so I braved going out to get together for a bit.

Saturday - Was unexpectedly and annoyingly blown off by a friend to attend an AFW dinner together, but I decided to deal with it another day and went by myself and had a splendid time. Always a fun bunch of guys, plus 3 new people showed up, so it was fun meeting and chatting with them, and the food was excellent (Busara Thai in Tysons Corner, if you're looking for a decent restaurant on the west side of the DC loop). Afterwards some folks wanted to go to the Korean spa, but others wanted to go to Secrets, so I got talked into going (especially since two of the other guys going had never been before, so I knew it would be amusing to watch them). Naked men, dicks swinging, blah blah blah, but the music was good and the crowd was nice, so I enjoyed it for a while.

Sunday - Met two co-workers for lunch to catch up on all the latest gossip on campus. Ran some errands afterwards, but made it home in time to watch Obama and Clinton's "60 Minutes" interview, then "Downton Abbey," then some old school "Doctor Who" (Hartnell in "The Aztecs" - man she was a cranky bitch!).

Monday - We'd decided to have a little birthday breakfast at work as we had a few January birthdays, so I was going to get up earlier than usual, but then I got a phone call (rather late in the morning - 7:00 a.m., when we usually get a call no later than 6:00 a.m.) saying we were opening at 9:20 due to the sleet/rain mix we got, so I slept in a bit longer before getting up, getting ready, and stopping at Panera's for bagels. Still had a nice breakfast, though - enjoying a French toast bagel right now, actually. :)

So a pretty full weekend. I find that by going out and doing something Friday night it really makes the weekend feel like a weekend, but this weekend I had more than usual on my plate. This week is supposed to be quiet, though, and no plans for next weekend so far. :)